Background
Funded and managed by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, the initial aim of Musical Futures was to devise new and imaginative ways of engaging young people, aged 11–19, in music activities. Following a year of consultation in 2003, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation identified the following objectives:
- To understand the factors affecting young people's commitment to, and sustained engagement in, musical participation.
- To develop ways in which the diverse musical needs of young people can be met and their experience of music making enhanced.
- To realise viable, sustainable and transferable models which can support a national strategy for music and young people
- To investigate, and make recommendations on, the most appropriate methods of mentoring and supporting young people's preferences and skills
- To find ways of validating and (where appropriate) accrediting all forms of young people's musical experiences, including those undertaken without supervision
- To facilitate support for music trainees, leaders, teachers and performers/composers through the provision of development opportunities which highlight collaborative working practices
After inviting applications from consortia of local music education providers, three Pathfinder Local Authority Music Services – in Leeds, Nottingham and Hertfordshire - were commissioned to explore new approaches and structures which might ensure that more young people participate in better quality musical experiences for longer.
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